Ocean sport salmon quota report

October 12, 2022

The ocean sport salmon quota report is updated once a week, typically by Friday.

The La Push and Neah Bay ocean management areas opened for recreational salmon fishing for all species on June 18. The Columbia River area opened for all species on June 25.  The Westport area opened for all species on July 2. Catch details for each area are described below, where available.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), which establishes fishing seasons in ocean waters three to 200 miles off the Pacific coast, approved a recreational ocean salmon fishery Chinook catch quota of 27,000 for 2022, similar to last year’s quota of 27,250. The PFMC also adopted a quota of 168,000 marked coho for this year's recreational ocean fishery – a significant increase from last year’s marked coho quota of 70,000.

In-season Management actions:

June 22, 2022

  • Effective 12:01AM Friday, June 24, the bag limit in the Neah Bay area is modified to 2 salmon, only one of which may be a Chinook. 

June 30, 2022 

  • Effective 12:01AM Saturday, July 2, the subarea east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line within the Neah Bay area is closed to salmon fishing.
  • Effective 12:01AM Monday, July 4, the bag limit in the La Push area is modified to 2 salmon, only one of which may be a Chinook. 
  • Effective 12:01AM Tuesday, July 5, the Neah Bay area is closed to salmon fishing.

July 8, 2022

  • Effective 12:01AM Monday, July 25, the subarea west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line within the Neah Bay area is opened to salmon fishing.
  • Effective 12:01AM Monday, August 1, the subarea east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line within the Neah Bay area is opened to salmon fishing.

July 13, 2022

  • Effective 12:01AM Saturday, July 16, the subarea North of 46o 15’ N and East of 124o 08’ 40” W within the Columbia River area is closed.
  • Effective 12:01AM Saturday, July 16, Chinook retention is prohibited in the La Push area.
  • Effective 12:01AM Monday, July 25, the bag limit in the La Push area is modified to 2 salmon, only one of which may be a Chinook. 

July 19, 2022

  • Effective 12:01AM Friday, July 22, Chinook retention is prohibited in the Westport area on Fridays and Saturdays.

August 17, 2022

  • Effective 12:01AM Thursday, August 18, possession of Chinook in the Westport area is illegal on days when retention of Chinook is prohibited in the Westport area.
  • Effective 12:01AM Tuesday, August 23, Chinook retention is prohibited in the Westport area.

August 22, 2022

  • Effective 12:01AM Tuesday, August 23, Chinook retention is prohibited in the Columbia River area.

August 25, 2022

  • Effective 12:01AM on Saturday, August 27, the remaining coho salmon quota in the Westport area is adjusted on an impact-neutral basis from mark-selective to non-mark-selective. The adjusted non-mark-selective coho salmon quota is 14,000.

September 13, 2022

  • Effective 12:01AM Wednesday, September 14,600 Chinook transferred from the Neah Bay area guideline to add 390 Chinook to the Columbia River area guideline. The adjusted Chinook guidelines are 5,510 for the Neah Bay area and 8,090 for the Columbia River area. The adjusted north of falcon recreational Chinook quota is 26,790.

Coastwide Ocean Totals

Coho quota: 168,000
Chinook quota: 26,790

Stat Week  Dates   Number of anglers Number of Chinook Number of coho Cumulative Chinook** Cumulative Coho Percent of total coho quota Percent of total chinook guideline Number of Pink Catch per angler trip: Chinook Catch per angler trip: Coho Catch per angler trip: all salmon
25 Jun 18-19 781 760 89 760 89 0% 3% 0 0.97 0.11 1.09
26 Jun 20-26 3,769 2,364 565 3,124 653 0% 12% 0 0.63 0.15 0.78
27 Jun 27-Jul 3 4,781 1,620 2,663 4,744 3,316 2% 18% 0 0.34 0.56 0.90
28 Jul 4-10 7,858 4,284 6,375 9,028 9,691 6% 34% 0 0.55 0.81 1.36
29 Jul 11-17 4,071 1,681 4,528 10,720 14,220 8% 40% 0 0.42 1.11 1.53
30 Jul 18-24 5,764 1,707 7,331 12,493 21,551 13% 47% 0 0.33 1.27 1.57
31 Jul 25-31 6,606 1,524 7,551 14,064 29,101 17% 52% 0 0.25 1.14 1.37
32 Aug 1-7 8,221 2,313 9,983 16,415 39,084 23% 61% 0 0.30 1.21 1.50
33 Aug 8-14 11,004 2,723 13,594 19,186 52,678 31% 72% 0 0.27 1.24 1.48
34 Aug 15-21 11,815 4,281 10,069 23,512 62,747 37% 88% 0 0.39 0.85 1.21
35 Aug 22-28 4,004 1,227 2,997 24,830 65,744 39% 93% 0 0.56 0.75 1.05
36 Aug 29-Sep 4 4,718 96 5,243 25,096 70,987 42% 94% 0 0.14 1.11 1.13
37 Sep 5-11 1,979 31 1,990 25,192 72,977 43% 94% 0 0.12 1.01 1.02
38 Sep 12-18 3,647 7 4,838 25,282 77,815 46% 94% 0 0.02 1.33 1.33
39 Sep 19-25 1,966 34 2,655 25,349 80,470 48% 95% 0 0.15 1.35 1.37
40 Sep 26-30 450 25 400 25,389 80,870 48% 95% 0 0.26 0.89 0.94
41 Oct 5-8 285 127 2 25,517 80,872 48% 95% 0 0.45 0.01 0.45
                         

 **Includes landed catch equivalent of non-retention mortality in weeks 29 through 40.

Columbia River Area (including Oregon)

Coho quota: 84,000
Chinook guideline: 8,090

This area was closed to salmon fishing as scheduled on Friday, September 30. Through Sunday, September 30, 8,012 Chinook (99% of the adjusted area guideline) and 44,017 coho (52% of the area quota) have been landed.

Stat Week  Dates   Number of anglers Number of Chinook Number of coho Cumulative Chinook** Cumulative Coho Percent of coho quota Percent of Chinook guideline Pink Catch Catch per angler trip: Chinook Catch per angler trip: Coho Catch per angler trip: all salmon
26 Jun 25-26 705 334 371 334 371 0% 4% 0 0.47 0.53 1.00
27 Jun 27-Jul 3 1,771 314 2,013 649 2,384 3% 8% 0 0.18 1.14 1.31
28 Jul 4-10 3,917 1,615 4,365 2,264 6,749 8% 28% 0 0.41 1.11 1.53
29 Jul 11-17 1,929 210 2,723 2,473 9,472 11% 31% 0 0.11 1.41 1.52
30 Jul 18-24 2,639 199 4,461 2,672 13,933 17% 33% 0 0.08 1.69 1.77
31 Jul 25-31 3,007 263 4,388 2,935 18,321 22% 36% 0 0.09 1.46 1.55
32 Aug 1-7 4,883 617 6,128 3,552 24,449 29% 44% 0 0.13 1.25 1.38
33 Aug 8-14 6,224 984 7,752 4,536 32,201 38% 56% 0 0.16 1.25 1.40
34 Aug 15-21 7,254 2,365 5,204 6,902 37,405 45% 85% 0 0.33 0.72 1.04
35 Aug 22-28 2,409 866 1,586 7,808 38,990 46% 97% 0 0.57 0.66 1.02
36 Aug 29-Sep 4 2,564 5 2,247 7,905 41,238 49% 98% 0 0.00 0.88 0.88
37 Sep 5-11 1,067 10 721 7,953 41,959 50% 98% 0 0.01 0.68 0.68
38 Sep 12-18 1,874 0 1,976 7,999 43,934 52% 99% 0 0.00 1.05 1.05
39 Sep 19-25 448 0 72 8,011 44,006 52% 99% 0 0.00 0.16 0.16
40 Sep 26-30 41 0 11 8,012 44,017 52% 99% 0 0.00 0.27 0.27
                         

**Includes landed catch equivalent of non-retention mortality in weeks 35 through 40. 

Westport

Coho quota: 62,160                        Non-selective coho quota: 14,000
Chinook guideline: 12,070

This area was closed to salmon fishing as scheduled on Friday, September 30. Through Sunday, September 30, 11,714 Chinook (97% of the area guideline), 23,137 mark-selective coho (37% of the area quota), and 9,459 non-mark-selective coho (68% of the adjusted area quota) have been landed.

Stat Week  Dates   Number of anglers Number of Chinook Number of coho Cumulative Chinook** Cumulative Coho Percent of coho quota Percent of Chinook guideline Pink Catch Catch per angler trip: Chinook Catch per angler trip: Coho Catch per angler trip: all salmon
27 Jul 2-3 943 293 376 293 376 1% 2% 0 0.31 0.40 0.71
28

Jul 4-10

 3,527 2,428 1,739 2,721 2,115 3% 23% 0 0.69 0.49 1.18
29 Jul 11-17 2,001 1,424 1,736 4,145 3,851 6% 34% 0 0.71 0.87 1.58
30 Jul 18-24 3,037 1,508 2,772 5,711 6,623 11% 47% 0 0.61 0.91 1.41
31 Jul 25-31 2,944 841 2,742 6,599 9,366 15% 55% 0 0.36 0.93 1.22
32 Aug 1-7 2,662 1,350 3,346 7,988 12,711 20% 66% 0 0.63 1.26 1.76
33 Aug 8-14 3,656 1,318 4,958 9,353 17,669 28% 77% 0 0.46 1.36 1.72
34 Aug 15-21 3,742 1,762 4,320 11,161 21,989 35% 92% 0 0.59 1.15 1.63
35 Aug 22-26 1,155 305 1,148 11,499 23,137 37% 95% 0 1.27 0.99 1.26
35 Aug 27-28 328 0 542 11,517 542 4% 95% 0 0.00 1.65 1.65
36 Aug 29-Sep 4 1,461 5 2,540 11,601 3,081 22% 96% 0 0.00 1.74 1.74
37 Sep 5-11 652 7 1,158 11,635 4,239 30% 96% 0 0.01 1.78 1.79
38 Sep 12-18 1,342 0 2,444 11,672 6,683 48% 97% 0 0.00 1.82 1.82
39 Sep 19-25 1,293 7 2,408 11,700 9,091 65% 97% 0 0.01 1.86 1.87
40 Sep 26-30 314 0 368 11,714 9,459 68% 97% 0 0.00 1.17 1.17
                         

 **Includes landed catch equivalent of non-retention mortality in weeks 30 through 40.

La Push

Coho quota: 4,370
Chinook guideline: 1,120*

A total of 285 anglers participated in the La Push Late Season salmon fishery October 5-8, landing 127 Chinook and 2 coho. Through Saturday October 8, 913 Chinook (82% of the area guideline) and 2,168 coho (50% of the area quota) have been landed. This area closed to salmon fishing as scheduled on Saturday, October 8.

Stat Week  Dates   Number of anglers Number of Chinook Number of coho Cumulative Chinook** Cumulative Coho Percent of coho quota Percent of Chinook guideline Pink Catch Catch per angler trip: Chinook Catch per angler trip: Coho Catch per angler trip: all salmon
25 Jun 18-19 20 2 0 2 0 0% 0% 0 0.11 0.00 0.11
26 Jun 20-26 132 15 44 17 44 1% 1% 0 0.11 0.33 0.44
27 Jun 27-Jul 3 161 58 40 75 83 2% 7% 0 0.36 0.25 0.61
28

Jul 4-10

 347 212 250 287 333 8% 26% 0 0.61 0.72 1.33
29 Jul 11-17 141 47 70 345 403 9% 31% 0 0.63 0.49 0.83
30 Jul 18-24 88 1 97 354 500 11% 32% 0 0.03 1.11 1.12
31 Jul 25-31 231 105 244 459 744 17% 41% 0 0.46 1.06 1.51
32 Aug 1-7 251 122 226 581 970 22% 52% 0 0.49 0.90 1.39
33 Aug 8-14 277 89 274 670 1,244 28% 60% 0 0.32 0.99 1.31
34 Aug 15-21 199 26 198 696 1,442 33% 62% 0 0.13 0.99 1.12
35 Aug 22-28 99 5 130 701 1,572 36% 63% 0 0.05 1.32 1.37
36 Aug 29-Sep 4 254 41 286 742 1,858 43% 66% 0 0.16 1.13 1.29
37 Sep 5-11 62 5 43 747 1,901 44% 67% 0 0.08 0.70 0.77
38 Sep 12-18 148 7 173 754 2,075 47% 67% 0 0.05 1.17 1.22
39 Sep 19-25 87 21 72 776 2,147 49% 69% 0 0.24 0.83 1.07
40 Sep 26-30 44 10 18 786 2,166 50% 70% 0 0.23 0.41 0.64
                         

*Subarea guideline of 995 Chinook is in effect for the La Push area June 18 - September 30.  The fishery is scheduled to reopen October 5 (La Push Late Season) with a Chinook quota of 125. The late season fishery will close October 8 or upon attainment of quota. 

**Includes landed catch equivalent of non-retention mortality in weeks 29 and 30.

Neah Bay

Coho quota: 17,470
Chinook guideline: 5,510

This area was closed to salmon fishing as scheduled on Friday, September 30. Through Sunday, September 30, 4,877 Chinook (89% of adjusted the area guideline) and 2,633 coho (15% of the area quota) have been landed.

Stat Week  Dates   Number of anglers Number of Chinook Number of coho Cumulative Chinook Cumulative Coho Percent of coho quota Percent of Chinook guideline Pink Catch Catch per angler trip: Chinook Catch per angler trip: Coho Catch per angler trip: all salmon
25 Jun 18-19 761 758 89 758 89 1% 14% 0 1.00 0.12 1.11
26 Jun 20-26 2,932 2,015 150 2,773 239 1% 50% 0 0.69 0.05 0.74
27 Jun 27-Jul 3 1,907 954 234 3,727 473 3% 68% 0 0.50 0.12 0.62
28 Jul 4-10 67 29 21 3,756 494 3% 68% 0 0.44 0.32 0.76
29 Jul 11-17 - - - 3,756 494 3% 61% - - - -
30 Jul 18-24 - - - 3,756 494 3% 61% - - - -
31 Jul 25-31 425 314 177 4,071 671 4% 74% 0 0.74 0.42 1.16
32 Aug 1-7 425 224 284 4,294 954 5% 78% 0 0.53 0.67 1.19
33 Aug 8-14 847 332 610 4,627 1,565 9% 84% 0 0.39 0.72 1.11
34 Aug 15-21 619 127 347 4,753 1,912 11% 86% 0 0.21 0.56 0.77
35 Aug 22-28 341 50 133 4,804 2,044 12% 87% 0 0.15 0.39 0.54
36 Aug 29-Sep 4 438 44 170 4,848 2,214 13% 88% 0 0.10 0.39 0.49
37 Sep 5-11 198 9 69 4,857 2,283 13% 88% 0 0.05 0.35 0.39
38 Sep 12-18 284 0 245 4,857 2,528 14% 88% 0 0.00 0.86 0.86
39 Sep 19-25 138 6 102 4,862 2,630 15% 88% 0 0.04 0.74 0.78
40 Sep 26-30 51 15 2 4,877 2,633 15% 89% 0 0.29 0.05 0.34
                         

Previous Years

To see past years' annual reports from the Pacific Fishery Marine Council, visit the PFMC website. For archival in-season ocean salmon information, visit our webpage.